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Video: Ring Road Damaged, Closed East of Höfn Due To Flooding
Per Umferdin.is, 50 metres of the Ring Road near Jökulsá í Lóni, east of the town of Höfn í Hornarfirði has washed away. Due to these conditions the road is closed from Djúpivogur on the east, to near Höfn on the west.…
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Help? Call The Grapevine! Road Trips, Casinos, Baked Goods & More
Ira asks: Can exhaustion cause fever? Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call The Grapevine. Chuck asks: Is there a preferred direction to drive the Ring Road around Iceland, i.e.,…
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No Car? No Problem! Travelling Iceland For Cheap
In this day and age, it’s hard to travel without breaking the bank. Left and right, you hear everyone complaining about prices, tourists and locals alike (albeit tourists are a bit louder about it). Are you planning on leaving the city? Those…
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Bridges Over Troubled Waters
The end of the only mice-free area in Iceland On 14 July 1974, the Ring Road formally opened; the picture above is taken on that occasion. Until that day, the road around Iceland simply hadn’t been circular. The date marked the opening…
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Here’s A New Word For You, Dummy!
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time As you’ve gathered from our beautiful cover photo by Timothée Lambrecq (and our Editorial and On The Cover, which we’re sure you’ve diligently read), we’re talking about travelling the Ring Road this…
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Welcome To Cucumber Season
Trouble in Moomin paradise Plans of opening a Moomin-themed playground in Kjarnaskógur forest near the town of Akureyri under the name Múmínlundur (Moomin Grove) have been temporarily derailed because of copyright issues. The forestry association of Eyjafjörður had previously announced that they…
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Editorial: The Ring Road, Forging A Nation
July 14, 1974 saw the opening of the then-biggest and most expensive man-made structure in the history of Iceland until that time: a 904-metre-long bridge across Skeiðará, a glacial river just east of Skaftafell in southeast Iceland. A river that had,…
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The Summer Ring Road: Around Iceland In 12 Days
Route One is Iceland’s main highway. It circles the country over a distance of 1,321 km, rolling over mountain passes, undulating fjords, deep tunnels, and narrow roads hewn into the sheer coastline. Driving the Ring Road never gets old — under the…
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Ring Road To Be Shortened By 12 Kilometres
Extensive road construction around Hornafjörður, East Iceland, will be completed before the New Year. This will shorten the Ring Road by 12 kilometres, reports RÚV. The project completion is on schedule, according to an announcement from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration…
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Huge Landslide On Ring Road
A huge landslide occurred along the Ring Road this morning between Höfn and Djúpivogur in eastern Iceland, leading to the closure of the affected road, Vísir reports. According to the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA), known as Vegagerðin in Icelandic, it…
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The Winter Ring Road Pt. 2: Driving Route One In Iceland’s Stormy Season
This is part two of The Winter Ring Road: our five-day ring of Route One—and the people we met, and places we saw—in Iceland’s dark season. You can start at the beginning and read part one here. Day Three 217 km, Fáskrúðsfjörður…
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The Winter Ring Road Pt. 1: Driving Route One In Iceland’s Stormy Season
Route One is Iceland’s main highway. Completed in 1974, it loops the country, carving a path through tracts of farmland before reaching the lava fields and sweeping floodplains of the southern coastline, rattling over countless bridges along the way. The single carriageway…
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More Details Of Tour Bus Accident Revealed: Road Safety Questions Arise
On Wednesday this week, a tour bus carrying 46 people collided with a passenger vehicle in South Iceland, resulting in one dead and nine seriously injured. The accident happened on the ring road near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, when the bus slid off the icy…
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Speed-Dating An Old Friend: Driving The Ring Road In 2 Days
In a direct challenge to most internet commenters, two friends and I decided to spend two days circling the island in a grey rental car. While certainly not “preferable” to taking one’s time, driving Iceland’s storied Route 1—the ring road—in thirty-eight hours is…
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Photos: The Endless Winter Of Iceland’s Route One
Part of the adventure of any Icelandic road trip is the journey itself. The extremity of Iceland’s landscape and weather make passing through the wilderness an immersive, visceral experience – particularly in winter. A blue sky reflecting in plains of fresh snow…
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Singing Around Iceland – A Cyclist’s Guide To The Friendliest Parts Of Iceland
Ever get those days where you find it difficult to get going, to start something you know you’ll enjoy once you’ve just taken that first step? Ever found you’ve lost sight of what you enjoy in life and you can’t remember how…